The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 15, 1896, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1896. THE CORNERSTONE OF THE MASONIC HOME LAID The laying of the cornerstone of the Masonic Home for Widows and Orphans, which took place at Decoto yesterday, was an event of much importance in the his- tory of Freemasonry in California. The significant act of placing the stone was accompanied by pageant, by oratory and music, and was observed by thou- sands of Freemasons of all ranks and by members of the Order of the Eastern Star, gathered from all the counties, nearly all the ccmmunities and representing about all the ladies and all the grand bodies of Freemasonry in California. The events were fourfold. The first was an impressive parade from the Masonic Tempie down Market street and in their parade there were between 3000 and 4000 persons, bands of music, waving banners and flags, glittering swords, nodding plumes, costly and elegant regalia, thousands of wearers of the “lambskin’ apron, in short all the paraphernalia, equipment and outward glory of the great order of Masonic brotherhood. The second event was the parade at Decoto, which was not a repetition albeit the organizations taking part were the same. But the surroundings were so dif- ferent and characteristic as to endow this second parade with characteristic and unique interest. The third event was the actual laying of the cornerstone, which was viewed by thousands who had not seen the parade in San Francisco, but who had come in from all over Alameda and Santa Clara counties in special trains,in carriages, on horse- back and on bicycles, taking any and all available means of eonveyance to reach the scene of suck widespread interest. Then came the fourth event, when the | members of the craft being called from rest to refreshment devoted their atten- tion solely to a barbecue, which had been prepared and served by Alameda Lodge. Swords rattled under the greenwood tree in a grove surrounding the Decoto public school. Spoons and forks jingled and barbecued steers smoked on long tables, the generous length of which was caicu- 1ated to accommodate 1000 Masons and friends at one sitting. At 9:30 the procession began to move down Market street en route for the Pied- mont, which was waiting to move the Masons on the first stage of their eastward journey. At the head of the line marched E. Peaboay, the grand marshal, and im- mediately behind him were hisaids—C. L. Field, representing Golden Gate Com- mandery No. 16, K. T.; W. H. F. Titus, representing California Commandery No | B g A. Ciine, representing the Grand Consistory ; Charles W. Conlisk, representing San Jose Commandery, K. T.; Webp N. Pearce, representing Oakland Commandery, K. T., and Henry Bruner, P. M. Occidental No. 22. The First Regiment band, playing lus- tily and gayly, headed the officers of the Grand Commandery, to which California and Golden Gate commanderies, the Grand Council R. and S. M., the Grand Chapter R. A. M. and the Grand Consistory acted as escort. These bodies might be termed the first division of the procession, and they formed that portion which, with its swords, regalia and paraphernalia, was the most showy and was representative of the higher orders of the' craft. There were tylers with drawn swords, stewards with rods and other officials of less rank. The sun burnished their glittering gar- ments. They marched handsomely and proudly. Next came the ‘‘working Masons,”’ the members of the blue lodges, the represen- tatives of the great merciful and fraternal army of Free and Accepted Masons, to whom, in the personality of the officers of the Grand Lodge of California, was con- signed the consecration of the corner- stone. Soimpressive a spectacle has sel- dom been seen on the streets of San Francisco. Rank after rank, hundreds after hundreds, reaching thousands of Free and Accepted Masons in the aggregate, moved steadily forward in pursuance of their mission of mercy and benevolence. The long line stretched away block after block, nearly a half mile in length. The white-aproned Masons marched in fours. First came the officers of the Grand Lodge—Grand Master E. M. Preston, Deputy Grand Master William T. Lucas, Senior Warden Thomas Flint Jr., Junior Warden F. M. Angelotti, Senior Deacon W. M. Petrie, Junior Deacon Ralph Lowe, Grand Secretary George Johnson, Grand Treasurer Edward Coleman, Grand Orator Voorsanger, Grand Chaplain E. Walk, Grand Marshal Edward F. West, Grand Standard-bearer . A. Powell, Grand Lecturer W.’ E. Sloan, Grand Sword-bearer Keys,.Grand rursuivant J. B. Cooke, Grand Organist Sam D. Mayer, Grand Tyler J. Oglesby, Grand Bible bearer J. E. Richardson and the lesser officers, all being invested with the due insignia of rank. The delegates to the Grand Lodge, F. and A. M. of California, and the large membership of the lodges of this jurisdic- tion foliowed. Bands played, flags and banners waved and the gathering crowd on Market street, which had been at- tracted by the music and the great out- pouring of Freemasons, became a dense mass of spectators at several points along the line of march. It is creditable to the craft that hundreds whose business would not permit them to visit Decoto neverthe- less donned the *lambskin’ apron and swelled the demonstration by marching to the foot of Market street. Many members of the consistory, chapter, council and commandery marched with the lodges. The steamer Piedmont, when she pulled out of the slip at the foot of Market streef, was simply packed with the Free Masons, members of the order of the Eastern Star and their friends. There was little room to move about. There was comparatively little delay in starting the trains wken the boat reached the Oakland mole, but as usual, the number of passenger coaches supplied was inadequate and many Masons were compelled to stand all the way to Decoto. California Commandery, K. T., had a string of Pullman cars which had been secured in advance. The first train whirled through Oaxland and by other stations without stop, leaving Oak- land Free Masons to come on & train which foliowed soon after. Ban Jose Commandery, K. T., was found to be drawn up in line at Decoto to re- ceive the visitors, making a fine appear- ance. Some delay occurred at Decoto be- fore the procession was fully re-formed, it being necessary 1o await the arrival of the second train. When finally the proces- sion was again ready to move it included the Oakland and San Jose Commanderies and a_large delegation of Free and Ac- ceoted Masons from Alameda and Santa Clara counties. The line of march led over a wide and almost level plain, through inclosed fields and over a smooth and wide road for some distance. Then the road climbs the height upon which the Masonic Howe wili stand, reaching the crest by winding over a comparatively gentle grade. As the march was resumed with the bands piaying, the spectacle was very in- spiriting. The Masons were marching ale most due east, and before them rose a range of high and fertile hills, the most conspicuous of which is Mission Peak, some distance away. The hills framed the picture very prettily on one side. What had been impressive in the proces- sion before was doubly so now, for from the heights upon which the spectators had gathered the entire line with its varied colors and fluttering pennons was in view at once. A large band of cattle, inspired by curiosity as the bands played, twice ran as if to break in upon the line, but both times they were driven back by the cowboys, who were at hand. When the procession reached the hills it doubled upon itseif marching over the curved upward road. Not less than 3000 epectators were above them, looking down upon the marching masses. There were women with children in their arms, who bad climbed the steep in the warm sunshine, carrying up their children Great Demonstration Attending thé Exercises at the Shelter for Widows and Orphans at Decoto. Scene at the Moment When the Cornerstone of the Masonic Home Was Lowered Into Position by Authority of the Officers of the Grand Lodge, F and A. M., of California, at Decoto, Yesterday. bodily that they might not miss the sight. All ‘ages and conditions of mankind seemed to be represented amply, ana the liveliest interest was manifested. Indeed, the method of manifesting interest was a little troublesome in one respect. On the crest of the hill where the Ma- sonic Home will stand the objects which were especially conspicuous yesterday were the cement foundations delining the outlines of the base of the building to be first erected and a derrick ornamented with an American flag. The derrick was at the northeast corner of the outlines of the home and from it was suspended the sqaare cornerstone, ready to be lowered into position. The cornerstone on its front bore this sculptured inscription: Oct. 14tk, 1896. HOME. A platiorm capable of accommodating comforiably from 400 to 500 spectators had been erected at the north end of the structure to be, and this was equipped with tables and a large number of chairs. When the procession reached the height these seats and about all the standing- room had been occupied. It was neces- sary to press the crowd back and place a line of Uniformed Knights femplar asa cordon of guards to keep the eager crowd from encroaching upon the space reserved for the grand officers of the Grand Lodge of California. The Grand Lodge officers passed be- tween a double row of Knights Templar, drawn up with drawn swords, as they marched to the platform., All along the eastern line of the building were the Masons standing at rest. The varied uni- forms, the flags afld banners, etc., were set off by the light-colored summer fabrics which were worn by the hundreds of ladies in attendance upon the proceed- ings. Their presence had been facilitated by the means placed at their disposal by the brethren of Alameda County, who provided free buses and carriages to take them to the foot of the hills. The grand officers of the Grand Lodge took their positions around a table, which was covered with an American flag, and the ceremony of laymg the cornerstone went on, First the Masonic choir sang, “The Lord Is In His Holy Temple.”” Then Grand Chaplain Walk offered prayer, in which he alluded to the home to be provided for the homegless, and the spirit of true phil- anthropy actuating the Masonic body in their undertaking. ‘*So mote it be,”’ said all the Free Masons in unison when the prayer was done. The audience then joined the Free Masons in the singing of a Masonic ode, to the tune of *‘America,” the first stanza ot the ode being as follows: Hall, Masonry divine! Glory of ages, shine While time shall last! Where'er thy voU'ries are, Let love and peace be there; Let thy good works compare With ages past. Near the cornerstone were gathered the board of trustees of the home, who are the following named: Charles L. Patton of San Francisco, president; Charles F. Orocker of San Francisco, vice-president; N. Greene Curtis, P. G. M., of Sacramento; William Johnstone, P. G. M., of Sacra- mento; F. M. Angelotti, J. G. W., of San Rafael; Jacob Voorsanger, grand orator, of San Francisco: W. Frank Pierce of Oakland; George Hinds of Los Angeles; Edwin Whipple of Decoto. When the ode had been sung, Charles L. Patton, the pres- ident of the board of trustees, came for- ward to deliver a brief address, which was as follows: “‘Most Worshipful Grand Master, Brothers and Friends: We have assem- bled here to-day to complete the founda- tion of a building, which work will mark the highest manifestation of the sublime principles of Free Masonry. *‘Here, upon this spot,in' the midst of this beautiful and fertile valley, will be erected a howe for aged and indigent Masons, their widows and orphans, and here, in the time to come, will the orphans of our brethren be supported, educated and prepared for the battle of life. Here will the Mason’s widow find shelter from the want and misery which claim so many / C. L. PATTON, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Widows’ . and Orphans’ Home. for their own, and here will our own aged and indigent be protected from the chill- ing neglect too often the fate of the old. “The magnificent structure here to be established will, in future, stand as a last- ing mohument of the practical charity of the craft. It will convince the world that Masonry has a just title to the pre-emi- nence it has among the orders of the world. “It is unnecessary at this time to enter into a history of the movement which has culminated in this successful demonstra- tion. The brethren of the craft have full knowledge of all the steps taken by the board of trustees toward building this house. “The foundation having been success- fully completed it remains for me to in- vite you as most worshipful grand master to now proceed to the lnyiniot the corner- stone of this edifice, to the erection of which your labors in the past as president of the board have contributed in a large measure, and for that purpose I now pre- sent you with this implement with which to perform this work, and request that you may retain it as a souvenir of this important occasion.”’ he trowel, which was presented to Grand Master Preston, is oi silver with an ivory handle. Upon the trowel were Ma- sonic symbols and the words: ‘‘Presenred by the Board of Trustees to Edward Mey- ers Preston at the laying of the corner- stone of the Masenic Widows’ and Orphans’ Home at Decoto, October 14, 1896.”” Grand Master Preston received this, and returned thanks neatly, expres- sing the hope that the trowel may be em- blematic of the spreading of the balm of brolherg love. gie spoke as follows: “The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons and members of the Mascnic fra- ternity from every portion of its jurisdic- tion, have assembled here to-day to be present at the ceremonies which are to constitute the official beginning of that structure which is to be erected on this spot as a haven of rest for the aged and toil- worn Mason—an asylum for the destitute widow—a home for the helpless orphan. “In the beautifal hngmgn of our ritual, we are taught that ‘To relieve the dis- tressed is a duty incumbent on all men, particularly on Masons. ‘Yo soothe the unhappy, to sympathize with their mis- fortunes, to compassionate their miseries and to restore peace to their troubled minds is the great aim we have in view.’ “In the construction of this Masonic home we build not for ourselves, but for the destitute and helpless; nut for gain, bat for charity; not for to-day, but for the future, “‘This enterprise is purely a labor of love, from which you who are interested with its management and those who con- tribute to its construction and mainten- ance can hove for no benefit nor reward except the heartfelt thanks and fervent blessings of the afflicted who shall find within its walls rest, sustenance and a home. ., “Labors in the cause of affiicted human- ity which, like these, depend for their suc- cess on the self-sacrificing efforts of their promoters, serve to exemplify the noblest attributes of humanity. *No words of mine can add lustre to the fraternal love which has conceived, the skill whieh has designed and the charity which has endowed this beneficent under- taking. Acts of charity and labors of love are the very inspiration of eloquence in their inception. They are Godlike in their fulfillment. May such fnlfiliment be eedily accomplished in the early com- pletion and endowment of this nome. . “Mr. President, in compliance with your invitation the Grand Lodge will now pro- ceed with the ceremonies of the laying of the cornerstone.’” Mrs. L. N. Tobin vlayed, with band ac- companiment, a trombone solo, receiving much applause. Then tbe grand officers cluste around the cornerstone, after the grand master had notified the grand senior warden and the grand senior war- den had notified the grand junior warden, and the tEmnd treasurer had been told in turn of the nature of the duties to be per- formed 1n connection with placing the cornerstone in position. The following-named articles, in a sealed metallic casket, were placed in the cor- nerstone: A plate engraved, setting forth the ob- ject of the home, the order by which it was projected, the -date of the laying of the cornerstone and the names of the trus- tees and the architect of the structure; the constitution of the Grand Lodge, F. and A. M. of California. The first volume of the proceedings of the Grand Lodge, F. and A. M. of Cali- fornia. The address of Grand Master Preston for the present year. Copies of the proceedings of the Grand Lodge from 1892 to 1895, inclusive. Copy of the &mceedings of the Grand Chapter, R. A. M., of 1896. Copy of the proceedings ot the Grand Council, R. and S. M., of 1896. Copy of the proceedings of the Grand Commandery, K, T., of 1896. Copy of the proceedings of the Grand Cousistory, A. and A. 8. R., of 1896. Copy of the proceedings of the Grand Chapter, O. E. 8., of 1896. By-laws of Masonic Widows’ and Or- phans’ Home. List of subscribers to Masonic Widows’ and Orphans’ Home fund. Copies of the San Francisco dail rs and of the Oakland Tribune for r 13, 1896. The next ceremony was_ that which al- ways accompanies the laying of a corner- stone by a Masonic fraternity. The grand master stood in the east, the deputy grand master at the north, the senior grand war- den at the west ana_the junior grand warden at the south, When' tbe metallic box was placed in the cornerstone the Masonic choir sang ‘‘Place We Now the Corne;swne” and the grand master rayed. At thé conclusion of the ode the work- ing tools were distributed among the egrand officers by Architect Little, the trowel to the grand master, the square to the deputy grand master, the level to the senior grand warden and the plumb to the junior grand warden. The corner- stone was _ lowered into position when Grand Master Preston commanded. As it descended the grand officers paid homage to it. The grand Mraster spread mortar on the stone with his trowel. Then the other principal officers applied the square, level and plumb in succession, and after due announcement the grand master gave the stone three blows with his gavel, and declared that the work had been well done. Then the vessels of corn, wine and oil were poured on the stone by the deputy grand master, senior grand warden and junior grand warden, pravers following that the Great Architect may “bountifully vouchsafe the corn of nour- ishment,” that “during their intervals from labor the craftsmen may continually be blessed with that refreshment of which wine is emblematical,” and that ‘‘our loved fraternity may long exist to pour forth the oil of joy upon the hearts of the widowed the fatherless and the dis- tressed.” | The grnn‘ master offered prayer and placed the working tools in the hands of the architect, praying that he might per- form the work not only to the satisfaction of those who intrusted him with its fulifill- ment but in such manner as shall secure tbe approbation of his own conscience and redound to the credit of the ancient craft. The choir sang another ode and then Rev. Dr. Voorsanger, the grand orator, pro- nounced an eloquent oration. Most worshipful grand master and brethren, ladies and gentlemen: Thrice happy is he whose footsteps led him this day to this favored spot in the sunny Contra Costa hills. Thrice n:xpy he who. with us, may witness tnis sacred consummation of hopes long de- ferred, of prayers long unanswered, of wishes lon‘ unrealized. We stand on the hilltops o'erlooking our domain, every foot of which speaks of faith, hope and charity. We stand at the closed groove, in which is sunk the key- stone, noble symbol of patient faith kept alive by the love of our brethren. We stand aloft, azing on the rich valleys of this dear, dear and; we watCh the silver lines of the waters beyond, we watch these kindly faces, beaming with pleasure at the fuifillment of this holy task, and, surely, our first thought is—God is good; the master who steels the arm for the sowing time permits us to stand on the thresh- ing floor and sing our song of praise! f Brethren, this is a sacred hour. Well may we tarry to learn its lessons. There are few such periods in our busy lives. Usually we grupple with Froblemu that often remain un- a red until we have gone our last journey. nker after power, riches, glory; we 6— lustrate, in the mighty weakness of our re- ‘puted strength, the unhallowed selfishness of our ambitions and desires. Life is a battle- field strewn with the corpses of unsatisfied pa- cto- deteated mbition, of wrecked hopes, of :chsmea,’and in our journey to !.honl:: ond we oft meet the cripples, Whose mal ‘bodies tell the "?.‘“lc'i'\'-" of disaste! the other. o%:"e?‘v‘g‘:o“c‘o‘:qner; to reach the goal h:l ‘t,:: mighty race for power and fame; to ;"ifls uE foot on the meck of the vanquished. TS we call success, forgetting that there is & e ure with which 8ll are measured—a & yno‘ that mows the ranks of men and know% hos the difference bezwe:n'!ihevcg:llgruemr an Death is the . "s':x%'éé';':eg but the glimmer oh;m:mant,l; bright presence lighting up our h“.ke v;g;m but for a brief day. -We pass on to make room for others. We déscend into the ocean olm E livion; its waters engulf us, and on the iu lr stand new generations awaiting, wonder! aghzi the time. when they, 0o, shall follow. e remeins? Faith remains, hope abides ):n charity, also—and the greatest of these is char- ity! the A but for This is not the hour for glorification, bu 4 numility; not for praise of men, but of the S?o preme Grand Master. This is not the hour ‘extol our success, but todeliberate the nole{:fiy of greater effort, For, brethren, in setting this cornerstone in its socket the thought grows ofi us that the inmates of the home that :lhl here be erected are the very cripples who have been shot to pieces on life’s battlefield. len we think of them, the flush of success d_isl& pears from our countenances, for we begin . think, not of what we have achieved, but o what e owe them ; not of our own poor glory, but of the responsibility that life’s battle p\llu on them who have stayed in the fight to win and prevail. Hel;s are to dwell orphans and widows. The rovidence of God might with unquestioned fuulce have willed that vour w““{l‘ your chil- dren shouald be cherished here. There is, in spite of the most unselfish humanity, a touch of humiliation in public support. They who need it are the maimed, the cripples, the hsl% less, the tallen. How much have we for whic) to be grateful? How deeply moved to grati- tude must we not be when we come to realize the great privileges vouchsafed us, that we may remove this touch of humiliation from the hearts of all who here will seex shelter be- neath the wing of Masonry? Ana this inclines me to say to you, brethren. that probably this_very teaching of humility is the first lesson in Masonic philosophy. We cannot wholly conquer the selfishness of our natures, but we can strive to infuse mercy into life’s battle. If we must war against one another, let us, after the manner of modern warfare, éollect the maimed after the battle nd heal their wounds. We owe it toour- selves, It is, it should be, an expression of our hu- mility, a recognition of the fact tnat, if the race belongs to the swiit, God gives strength to the one and weakness to the other. To me the great beauty of Masonry is, and alwavs has been, that it sets forth the relations be- tween God and man, the duty man owes 0 his God and his neighbor. Masonry preaches the ideal ot fraternity, and preaches in bold, home- spun lnugufie tne theory that this warefare of man sgsinst man is wrong; that brother- hood is & nobler ideal than manhood, that amity is nobler than strife, that humanity is holier than the success of life. Masoury teaches that there is a democras of spirits before God, in which not the mail- clad warrior, but the righteous man, not the wise, Jearned scholar, but the lover of his fel- low-man, shall be priest and ruler. In that democracy, as the spirit of Masonry interprets it, the classes and divisions of man are as naught in the face of the eternal verity, that God hath made all men of the same dust, hath endowed them ali with the capacity of suffer- ing/and hath ordained for them a common destiny, eternal rest for their weary frames, eternal light for their beatified sgu ts in the lustrous realms above, where the Supreme Master of the Universe forever presides. That thought of a common origin and a common destiny humbles the Mason before the Great Light the East, but strengthens bisspirit to see wherein man departs from the great wisdom of the ages. That thought of the democracy of spirits levels, within Ma- sonry, all classes and conditions. All are alike before the Supreme, the master and the apprentice, he who sits in the flood of ori- ental light and he who gropes in darkness, he who wields the scepter and he who obeys orders, he who commands and he who toils. Banded and linked together by the power-of that leveling principle, duty receives a differ- ent interpretation. There may be a palace for the one and a hovel for the other, but the denizens ot the palace must know the fate of him who dwells in the poor man’s hut; they are responsible to one another, for Goa has made them alike; they share a common des- tiny; both live, and both suffer, and bota shall die, and both shall live again. Brethren, we are responsible to one another, and unless that link ot responsibility holds us together Masonry 1s not worth a thought. Rich and poor, learned and unlearned, strong and weak, high and low, these are the nomen- clatures of life’s battle, representing the vie- for and the conquered, the sonnd in body and the malmed. We know them not in Masonry. We are a democracy, standing before the Su- preme Grand Master, girt with but one arma- ment, uniform to all, the armament of virtue, of character and of good deeds ! That is our creea. He who hath a better to offer let him step forward and improve the ideal, which is the design of God himself. And now, since we are taus coustituted, with & firm belief in the justice of equality, we ren- der no humiliating service to the families of our brethren who have departed on their last journey—we do but honor ourselves, we do but justice to ourselves, when we provide this shelter for them. Charity is kind, but the word charity is not so Masonic as the word justice! We do justice to our orphans, to our widows, when we remove them into surround- ings where they may witness the strength of our teachings. It is justice to give them shelter, justice to clothe them, justice to edu- cate, justice to love them! And now, all hail to the Grand Lodge of Cal- ifornia, mother of noble institutions, protect- ress of honorable enterories, sacred teacher of our Masonic manhood. All hail to the yener- able exponent of Masonry in California, be- neath whose protecting hand we are per- mitted to consecrate this place to humanity. In it the traditions of hmnr{ live again, Called into life in the days of gold, its wisdom sought permanence amid the coming and go- ing of gold loving wayfarers and secured a home for Masonic teachings on the weste: shore; its strength supported its young ap- prentices until they became masters, whom California did and does delight to honor, and its beauty attracted the noble youth, whom it taught the grand lessons of specuiative Ma- sonry. And these lessons, are they really the esoteric knowledge the werld may not know? Two words constitute Doth its ritualand its philosophy. To the Mason the Delphic oracle contained no mystery. Know thyself. That, is the sum of our teachings. Knowing isact- ing, doing. Therefore we give honor to our fraternity, our Grand Lodge, the venerable and worshipful brethren who constitute its leaders and teachers, for that we are per- mitted, under heaven’s blessing. to 1llustrate our self-knowledge by au act of unselfishness that shall redound not_to our glory, but to the glory of him whom Masons worship, the Su- preme Architect, to whose divine care we commit the designs of our architects, the labor of our crafts and the success of this noble enterprise. Most worshipiul grand master, I thank you. The Masons and the audience joined in singing the doxology. The grand chap- lain offered a final prayer. Then the pro- cession formed for the third and last time and marched to the grove, where the big barbecue had been prepared. The grove where the barbecue was held was speedily made lively. Nearer 5000 than 1000 came who fed. ‘The tables were bountifully provided, but they were cleared off rapidly and to be replenished several times. ights, Scottish Rite, Blue Lodge and order of the Eastern Star were all mixed up in delightfu! and sociable confusion at the long parallel tables. Formality was at a discount; jollity, joy and thankfulness was the rule everywhera. Con_snmlnionl were ex- changed on all sides upon the success which had attended the ceremonies, which in attendance, favoring weather and in- trinsic interest lacked for mothing that could have been desired. A programme of toasts had been partly NEW TO-DAY. Let’s all go to the Owl drugstore, - Hurry up! The Owl is a safe place to trade—they right all wrongs. Catalogue free. Handy book. THE OWL DRUG CO. 1128 Market Street, arranged for the barbecue, but only one speech was made, the one by Sir Knight ““Uncle” George Bromley, which was of the humorous sort, and which was closed by proposing ‘‘three cheers for John L. 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